Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01
LOCAL OPTION LAW.

These cases gave rise to lnsidetable
feeliug and we're the o5casioa Of a ssrie 3
of surprises 20 the pablo ut large. y.
wtli as g. ibe parties n ore immedi ,tsIy
inisFt sted. WIS dis usual prampiituds
His Honor JadEe Turner caused the
Grand Jary - be imp nelled, and gave
tbsm their instructions b. O'Clock on
Monday, TIE llib instant. IL sas *
peofed that indictments would be
promptly fOau5 aQains, the vioiatofa Of
tie lAs, but several days elapsed. no 10
dietments we're brought la, aud hy
grapevine dispatches, o. other q known
means Of communication, V ess 70
parted N d the Grand jars Intended t.
lsaore the Whole. business sEd bring
in na indictments whatever under
that sei. THIS Was the srst sur-
prise. and, a the Temperance
people, II vas great disappaiut
meat. as they we're naturally snxious
10 see the Law enforced and is violators
punished. Issy reasoned and very
properly. too, teat as emily one Of the
laws OF the land. che Local Option Act,
like all other Laws, should be enforced,
whether e met the wishes IF individual
cit,zs OF NOT. IL IL we're ignored she
result would be, 10 VS. said, that "a
ieens would be opened 10 N0Tth Yakima
and elsewhere, whsn she Law said thsy
shoald not be opened ssd men would he
encouraged 20 violate this law vita i'm.
punity, aud II this. then other laws, fer
u every man Is ta say for himself vhat
laws h. will OF will not obey. why then
We have auaruh ss ouce. AID have no
farther use for laws Of any kind What
ever. HoSevsf, to the surprise again OF
everyone, the grand ilry on SATURDAY.
evening, jus, before their DISCHARGE.
oroaeht Ia seven indictments against
vsFi04s parties who had violated the
Local Option Act. All dsy SuBday the
iasyers eng ged for the defense we're
busy trying O. pick nsvs IN thess IN.
diesUents. preparing dsmarFers. etc
expecting to overthrow she iaW itself sr
10 hnd some iTFsgulaFiiy IN the details
4 IL sTte1tion which voald answer
,sslF paFposs jast 8s we'll. Monday
marnlEp the battle IN c1art commenced.
bat thu JBdge overFnlel all demnrreFs
and refused % so behind the tahalstea
statements 81 The Beard Of Csnvasse4s
10 inquire whether uomsn bad signed
petitions for elections or rot. or Wheth r
lbe9e weFe auy other Questions whieh
might be legally investigated ID the d. /
Istss Of these eleetlaHs Fhen again. D. /
he sufpgiss Of every one. kafars jary
asd been imPAusled 20 try any Of tness
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